level-headed
See also: levelheaded and level headed
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level-headed (comparative more level-headed, superlative most level-headed)
- (idiomatic) Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.
- 1909, Ralph Connor, The Foreigner, chapter 7:
- I urge you to weigh calmly, deliberately, as cool, level-headed Canadians, the evidence produced by the prosecution.
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- Often having the connotation of remaining calm, composed, and careful, of not acting out of reflex or excessive emotion.
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possessing sound judgement
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